Research at DiECO

Research activities in applied and empirical economics are developed along two main thematic areas:

• Transport, regulation and sustainable development
• Innovation, intellectual property and development.

The first area focuses on the economic and spatial analysis of passenger and freight transport systems, with particular emphasis on mobility governance processes from a sustainable development perspective, as well as on innovation processes. In line with the objectives of the 2030 Agenda established by the United Nations, it addresses the relationships between developments in the transport sector and their potential impact on social, economic and environmental dimensions. The approach adopted is mainly microeconomic and empirical, based on theoretical, statistical-econometric and agent-based models. The results obtained are interpreted and discussed through the lens of the main theories of transport economics, environmental economics, industrial organisation, and market competition and regulation. In relation to sustainable development, the research group also works on the circular economy and bioeconomy, as well as on education for sustainability. 

The main fields of investigation are:

• the study of the interaction between transport and logistics decisions taken by economic agents and their effects on sustainable development, from a behavioural economics perspective;
• the impact of demographic and territorial dynamics on the demand for and supply of transport and logistics services (with a focus on ageing-related issues);
• the role of product and process innovations oriented towards sustainability;
• the effects of public policies on mobility and on agents’ behaviour, particularly from a sustainability perspective;
• the study of regulation processes and the promotion of competition, as well as innovation, in the transport and infrastructure sectors;
• the analysis of the interaction between transport, tourism and sustainable development;
• the analysis of the characteristics and dynamics of last-mile logistics and reverse logistics, in support of the circular economy;
• the analysis of the socio-economic impacts and market characteristics of the bioeconomy and the circular economy.

Main research areas

• Analysis of the differences between native and immigrant populations in terms of tax contributions and access to public services.
• Evaluation of the effects of public reforms on the modes and levels of access to healthcare services, both in emergency and urgent care and in primary care.
• Study of clinical appropriateness and the overall efficiency of the healthcare system in relation to organisational changes and funding mechanisms, taking account of the population’s health conditions.
• Analysis of fiscal and health policies aimed at vulnerable groups — including older people, low-income families and immigrant populations — with particular attention to removing monetary and non-monetary barriers to access to services.

The research group examines the interactions between the financial sector and the real economy, with a dual focus:

• dysfunctions within the euro area;
• financial innovation and crises;
• inequality.

The approaches employed include, on the one hand, empirical analysis of financial flows and, on the other, heterodox modelling approaches, in particular Stock-Flow Consistent models, Agent-Based models, and their combination.

Research activities in microeconomics focus on the analysis of economic phenomena at the microeconomic level, with particular attention to decision theory, that is, the analysis of decision-making processes, using both mainstream and behavioural approaches. This activity develops along both a theoretical and an experimental dimension, the latter also being enhanced through the initiatives of the InExEC Experimental Economics Research Centre.

The research also includes reflection on decision theory from the perspective of the history of economic thought and economic methodology.

The main fields of investigation are:

• analysis of the influence of emotions or other psychological factors on the choices of economic agents in both strategic and non-strategic decision-making contexts (static and dynamic);
• nudge theory and policies based on such instruments;
• theoretical and experimental issues related to the measurement of utility.

The research group is primarily concerned with analysing the evolving trends in company law and the regulation of financial instruments, focusing its attention on the organisational aspects of business undertakings and their financial structure. The main fields of investigation are:

• the internal organisation of collective business entities, including partnerships and companies limited by shares;
• the regulation of partnerships in the current economic context, with comparative perspectives and possible avenues for reform;
• the financial structure of companies and collective entities, including an analysis of the concept of financial instruments within the Consolidated Law on Finance (Testo Unico della Finanza) and the new rules on the transfer of equity interests, also with reference to new technologies such as DLT;
• directors’ remuneration in listed companies, including an analysis of the effects of the most recent regulation on the behaviour of the parties involved in the relevant decision-making processes;
• environmental and social sustainability and commercial law, including an analysis of the incorporation of new values and principles within company regulation and a study of their effects on the behaviour of the parties involved;
• the regulation of crypto-assets, Initial Coin Offerings, and platforms, as well as their effects on the financial structure of collective business entities and on the role of shareholders;
• the crisis of collective business entities, instruments for identifying signs of crisis and preventing it, crisis regulation mechanisms, and the role of directors and shareholders.

The research group examines various aspects of contract law and the law of persons, including from a comparative perspective across different legal systems. Within these areas, particular attention is devoted to the regulation of new technologies and their impact on fundamental rights. A dedicated research unit, in particular, focuses on the legal implications associated with the use of intelligent robots in the care of older persons.

The main fields of investigation are:

• relational contracts and long-term contracts;
• the regulation of supervening events;
• comparative legal systems and legal transplants, with particular reference to Japanese law;
• animal law and animal welfare;
• elder law;
• the regulation of artificial intelligence systems and automated decision-making;
• data protection and the legal rules governing the circulation of data;
• digital contracts, with particular reference to the supply of digital content and digital services;
• consumer law, with particular reference to consumer credit.

The research group studies the national tax system, with particular attention to interdisciplinary aspects.

The main research fields are:

• tax compliance and prior communications in tax procedures, including with regard to the relationship between international and EU law assumptions and domestic judicial “resistance”;
• the right to good administration in tax procedures;
• new administrative transparency in tax procedures and the digitalisation of the tax relationship;
• the taxation of cryptocurrencies;
• the tax liability of advisers, with regard to both administrative and criminal sanctions;
• “extended” confiscation (or confiscation “for disproportion”) in tax offences.

The research group studies the European legal system, also in relation to its interactions with national legal orders. These interactions have recently come under particular strain as a result of the various crises that have affected EU governance.

The main research fields are:

• the EU legal order and technological innovation as tested by rights, with particular reference to data protection, the spread of digitalisation processes and the use of artificial intelligence;
• the EU legal order as tested by sustainability: economic and energy transition and the mitigation of the climate crisis;
• the EU legal order and its responses to the crises that have occurred over the last two decades, with particular reference to health policy;
• the EU legal order and crisis governance, with particular reference to the fundamental principles of the legal order (fundamental rights, solidarity, accountability);
• the EU legal order in its evolution (Conference on the Future of Europe).

Members of the SECS-P/08 area are engaged in research focused on the study of issues falling within the main macro-areas of the relevant disciplinary sector, as specified below:

• Entrepreneurship, management and innovation management, with particular reference to:
  • growth paths of innovative start-ups and scale-ups, including both aspects related to start-ups (start-up life cycle, business models, fundraising, exit strategies, pivoting and failure) and aspects related to the figure of the entrepreneur and entrepreneurial teams (team formation, entrepreneurial diaspora/migration, international entrepreneurship: born globals and international new ventures);
  • start-up ecosystems;
  • open innovation (corporate–start-up collaborations and innovation outposts);
  • responsible, frugal and inclusive innovation.
• Sustainability, innovation and place-based development, with particular reference to:
  • strategies for the enhancement of local areas and sustainable tourism (the development of “slow” areas, smaller territories, tourism and disability);
  • the circular economy and business strategy;
  • sustainability and CSR (in the luxury/fashion sector, benefit corporations and the wine sector);
  • Smart Cities and Smart Lands (development and place-enhancement strategies; innovation in urban services and new business models; innovative tools for monitoring strategic urban data and for data management);
  • smart governance and innovation in public-private partnership models in support of innovation;
  • digitalisation and sustainability in new luxury supply chains;
  • virtual technology districts in innovation-based and science-based sectors.

The research group is engaged in work focused on the study of issues falling within three main macro-areas:

• Management. The main current projects concern:
  • strategic choices for the continuity of family businesses;
  • governance and leadership in family businesses at both corporate and ownership level;
  • Non-profit corporate governance;
  • Sharing economy and CSR;
  • CSR and the luxury sector;
  • Sustainable development and smart cities.
• Accounting. Current project:
  • Intellectual capital and the performance of family firms: evidence from Italy, France and Spain.
• Planning and control: the main current projects concern:
  • Managerial control systems and the success of innovation partnerships;
  • Preventing crises and managing turnaround processes in SMEs: forecasting the risk of insolvency in Italian SMEs;
  • Management control in SMEs and external consultants;
  • contractual forms, organisational models and operational mechanisms useful for governing business networks;
  • the determinants of the quality of Integrated Reporting;
  • CSR and performance measurement systems;
  • Servitisation strategies and performance measurement systems.

The research group is engaged in studies in Organisation, including Organisation Theory, Information Systems, Human Resource Management, and Organisational Behaviour, as well as in research related to the fields of General Sociology.

The research group is engaged in projects and studies focused on the structural and evolutionary characteristics of financial markets, on issues concerning the management and regulation of financial intermediaries and their relationships with firms, with a particular focus on selected topics in corporate finance. More specifically, the main current projects concern:

• the governance of banks and financial intermediaries, with attention to the quality and diversity profiles of boards;
• the digitalisation of banks and other financial intermediaries, FinTech operators, and BigTech initiatives in the financial sector;
• the management of traditional risks in banks and innovative technological applications (Artificial Intelligence);
• emerging risks for banks: climate change risks and ESG risks;
• the role of financial intermediaries in the sustainable development of firms and the economy;
• the digitalisation of financial instruments and crypto-assets;
• the prospects for bank profitability, as well as liquidity and funding management, in a context of inflation and uncertainty surrounding macroeconomic scenarios;
• issues relating to firms’ financial structure and access to credit;
• the identification of innovative and alternative financial solutions (digital and sustainable) to support firms;
• sustainable finance and its impact on firms’ financial structure and cost of capital;
• the links between performance and environmental certifications and ESG ratings of SMEs, particularly those operating in the fashion and cultural supply chains;
• the impact of climate change on investment and the capital structure of the production system;
• firms’ access to funding sources, equity capital and alternative finance;
• financial education and financial literacy for individuals and firms;
• the impact of sustainable finance, in its various dimensions, on firms’ capital structure and cost of capital;
• the impact of climate change on investment and the capital structure of the production system;
• access to funding sources, equity capital and alternative finance.

The research group operates at the intersection of econometrics, statistics and probability theory, applied mathematics, and decision theory, with particular attention to the development and application of quantitative methods for the analysis of economic phenomena. The main fields of investigation are:

• the analysis of limit theorems in probability theory;
• the properties of statistical estimators in particular cases or under non-standard conditions;
• the study of time-series models, in particular dynamic factor models, SVAR and DSGE models;
• the analysis of interdependencies and shock transmission;
• macroeconomic applications, and applications to commodity markets and to energy and climate issues;
• the estimation and calibration of agent-based models;
• the empirical study of economic and psychological models of decision and measurement;
• the methodology of econometric research;
• ethical behaviour in the economic and, more generally, scientific sphere, including the concepts of open science, reproducibility and robustness of results;
• the development of computational tools and new datasets for econometric analysis.

The research themes of the mathematical-statistical area mainly concern:

• mathematical methods for the economic and actuarial sciences, with particular regard to scalar and vector optimisation, robust optimisation and, more generally, decision sciences;
• static and dynamic risk measures, including in the set-valued framework, and their relationship with backward stochastic differential equations and representation theorems for quasiconvex functionals;
• stochastic optimal control problems and their applications to portfolio selection;
• the analysis of income distribution and the measurement of poverty, inequality and multidimensional well-being through composite indicators;
• the comparison of statistical forecasting models, including through the ROC curve and its generalisations;
• survival analysis, with particular regard to the study of the concentration of survival data.

Attention to applications in economic and management theory, as well as in finance, makes it possible to foster dialogue and collaboration with the other active areas within the department and to develop international collaborations with distinguished researchers in the fields of applied mathematics, operational research and economic statistics.

• Year 2020
  • Farmafactoring Prize 2020 awarded to Professor Silvana Robone, Associate Professor of Economic Policy (read the news article).
  • Kapp Prize 2020. Dr Eugenio Caverzasi, a fixed-term researcher, won the prestigious international award conferred by the European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) for the paper “Inequality and Finance in a Rent Economy”, which he co-authored with, among others, Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz (Columbia University).

• Year 2018
  Visiting Fellowship at the Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM), Brown University, Providence (RI, USA), during the semester-long programme “Point Configurations in Geometry, Physics and Computer Science”, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Grant No. DMS-1439786 (Prof. Raffaello Seri – Full Professor).

2026

Seminars

• Fabio Agei (University of Cagliari), “Purpose Under Pressure: The Benefits and Risks of Meaningful Work”, Internal Seminar organised by Elisa Mastrogiacomo and Daniela Sonedda, 08/01. 
• Elena Manzoni (University of Bergamo), “Gender bias in punishment: the role of expectations”, Special InExEc Seminar organised by Astrid Gamba and Regine Oexl, 16/01.
• Paolo Pagnottoni (University of Insubria), “Big brothering the economy: nowcasting and forecasting with port satellite”, Internal Seminar organised by Elisa Mastrogiacomo and Daniela Sonedda, 27/01
• Salvatore Tringali (Hebei Normal University), “On Power Semigroups”, Special InsIDE Seminar organised by Paolo Leonetti, 05/02
• Luis Miller (Spanish National Research Council), “Challenging the Primacy of Partyism: Social Norms”, Special InExEc Seminar organised by Astrid Gamba and Regine Oexl, 12/02
• Luigi Apuzzo (University of Cagliari), “The Economics of the Circular Economy: Evidence from Regional Analysis”, Internal Seminar organised by Elisa Mastrogiacomo and Daniela Sonedda, 12/02
• Marianna Astore (University of Insubria), “The contribution of banks of issue to the formation of a national credit market, Italy 1861-1913”, Internal Seminar organised by Elisa Mastrogiacomo and Daniela Sonedda, 23/02

Workshop

• 23/01, 2nd Insubria IP Day, Varese.
• 22-23/01, Global Challenges International Workshop “Geoeconomics and International Fragmentation” (via Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano), Turin.

2025

External Seminars

• Constantin Bratianu (Academia de Studii Economice din București), “Strategic thinking”, External Seminar organised by Patrizia Gazzola and Stefano Amelio, 23/01.
• Marco Francesconi (University of Essex), “Fertility, Genes and the Sexual Revolution”, External Seminar organised by Daniela Sonedda, 08/04.
• Marco Fasciglione (National Research Council of Italy), “Business and Human Rights”, External Seminar organised by Luisa Marin, 10/04.
• Iuliia Iliashenko (University of Insubria), “Digital Internationalization: The Impact on Business Strategies”, External Seminar organised by Roberta Pezzetti, 15/04.
• Iuliia Iliashenko (University of Insubria), “The future of Big Tech in Europe: Scenarios and Policy Implications”, External Seminar organised by Roberta Pezzetti, 16/04.
• Susan Cholette (San Francisco State University, Lam Family College of Business), “Adventures with grading contracts”, External Seminar organised by Alessia Pisoni, 20/05.
• Edward B. Saff (Vanderbilt University), “From Analogue to Digital or How to Make the Perfect Poppy-Seed Bagel”, External Seminar organised by Raffaello Seri, 23/09.
• Elena Bassoli (ETH Zurich), “How raising the full retirement age affects early retirement choices: insights from the interaction of two policies”, External Seminar organised by Marianna Astore, 17/12.
• Valerio Sterzi (Université de Bordeaux), “The introduction of the unitary patent: preliminary analysis of users and trends”, External Seminar organised by Andrea Vezzulli, 18/12.

Special Seminars

• Regine Oexl, “Economic Distress and Group Bias”, Special InExEc Seminar organised by Astrid Gamba, 24/01.
• Essi Kujansuu (Universität Innsbruck), “Willingness to Pay for the Reduction of Fatal and Nonfatal Risks: Comparing Traffic Accidents and Infectious Diseases”, Special InExEc Seminar organised by Astrid Gamba, 04/03.
• Wiebke Szymczak (‪IWH – Halle Institute for Economic Research), “Strategic Discretion and Externalities in Incentive Contracts: Evidence from a Cross-Country Principal-Agent Experiment”, Special InExEc Seminar organised by Astrid Gamba, 22/05.
• Max R. P. Grossmann (Universität zu Köln), “Knowledge and Freedom”, Special InExEc Seminar organised by Astrid Gamba, 26/06.
• Anatole Cheysson (University of Bologna), “Plurilingualism and Brain Drain: Unexpected Consequences of Access to Foreign TV”, Special InExEc Seminar organised by Astrid Gamba and Regine Oexl, 16/10.
• Matthias Müller (Universität Hohenheim), “Seeding Strategies for the Diffusion in Signed Networks”, Special InsIDE Seminar organised by Chiara Casoli and Raffaello Seri, 04/11.
• Edwin Ip (University of Exeter), “The Effects of Recruitment Technology: Lessons from Automated Interviews”, Special InExEc Seminar organised by Astrid Gamba and Regine Oexl, 12/11.
• Francesco Valentini (University of Pisa), “Grouped fixed effects regularization for binary choice models”, Special InsIDE Seminar organised by Chiara Casoli and Raffaello Seri, 18/11.
• Luca Corazzini (University of Milan-Bicocca), “Seed and grassroots contributions in the MTPG setting”, Special InExEc Seminar organised by Astrid Gamba and Regine Oexl, 18/12.

Internal Seminars

• Luca Favero (University of Essex), “Judging the Paper by Its Cover: Affiliation Bias in Conference Admissions”, Internal Seminar organised by Daniela Sonedda and Andrea Vezzulli, 16/01.
• Alessio Garau (University of Cagliari; CRENoS), “Scholars and the machine: on automation and academic performance”, Internal Seminar organised by Daniela Sonedda, 27/02.
• Carlotta Montorsi (University of Turin), “Small Pictures, Big Biases: The Adverse Effect of an Airbnb Anti-Discrimination Policy”, Internal Seminar organised by Daniela Sonedda, 20/03.
• Arif Anindita (University of Insubria), “The Aftermath of the Anti-communist Purge on Family”, Internal Seminar organised by Daniela Sonedda, 26/05.
• Alessia Tagliabue (University of Insubria), “Circular economy and reverse logistics in the textile industry”, Internal Seminar organised by Elisa Mastrogiacomo and Daniela Sonedda, 12/06.
• Serena Valente (University of Insubria), “The role of equity funding in driving scaleup growth. Evidence from a longitudinal study on the Italian tech scaleup scenario”, Internal Seminar organised by Elisa Mastrogiacomo and Daniela Sonedda, 12/06.
• Amelia Kunze (University of Insubria), “Cellular Automata on Probability Measures:Definitions and Applications”, Internal Seminar organised by Elisa Mastrogiacomo and Daniela Sonedda, 17/06.
• Brenda Adiwijaya (University of Insubria), “Childcare Decision and Social Norms: The Role of Kinship Intensity”, Internal Seminar organised by Elisa Mastrogiacomo and Daniela Sonedda, 17/06.
• Ardit Koka (University of Insubria), “Multi-Currency DSGE Model: Interactions between Fiat, CBDC and Cryptocurrency under Banking and Bubble Constraints”, Internal Seminar organised by Elisa Mastrogiacomo and Daniela Sonedda, 23/06.
• Emre Kurt (University of Insubria), “Pension Reform and the Precarious Elderly: A Micro-Level Study of the Fornero Reform”, Internal Seminar organised by Elisa Mastrogiacomo and Daniela Sonedda, 23/06.
• Luca Bargna (University of Insubria), “Balancing Health and Sustainability: Optimizing Investments in Organic vs. Conventional agriculture through pesticide reduction “, Internal Seminar organised by Elisa Mastrogiacomo and Daniela Sonedda, 23/06.
• Sara Savini (BSE Bordeaux Sciences Economiques), “Networks of change: infrastructure and the spread of steam power in 19th Century France”, Internal Seminar organised by Elisa Mastrogiacomo and Daniela Sonedda, 02/07.
• Francesco Maria Gentile (University of Gastronomic Sciences), “Sustainable Innovation Strategies and Firm Performance: Evidence from the Italian Food Industry”, Internal Seminar organised by Elisa Mastrogiacomo and Daniela Sonedda, 02/07.
• Dipanwita Ghatak (University of Essex), “Child gender and parental participation in housework: Evidence from the UK”, Internal Seminar organised by Elisa Mastrogiacomo and Daniela Sonedda, 06/11.
• Paolo Castelnovo (University of Insubria), “Material saving technologies”, Internal Seminar organised by Elisa Mastrogiacomo and Daniela Sonedda, 24/11.
• Georgios Tsiachtsiras (White Research Srl), “Railways and Literacy in 19th Century Italy”, Internal Seminar organised by Elisa Mastrogiacomo, Daniela Sonedda, Sara Savini and Serena Valente, 10/12.
• Chiara Casoli (University of Insubria), “A rotated dynamic factor model for the yield curve: squeezing out information when it matters”, Internal Seminar organised by Elisa Mastrogiacomo and Daniela Sonedda, 16/12.

Global Challenges Seminars 

• Jonas Hjort (University College of London; Universitetet i Oslo), “Measuring and Decomposing Bias: Large Theory and Evidence from Corruption Complaints in Peru”, Global Challenges Seminar organised by Anna Cecilia Rosso, 27/03.
• Seda Ertaç (Koc University), “Exposure to Competitive Performance Environments and Willingness to Compete”, Global Challenges Seminar organised by Anna Cecilia Rosso, 18/09.
• Pia Pinger (Universität zu Köln), “Educational Inequalities and Mental Models of School Success”, Global Challenges Seminar organised by Anna Cecilia Rosso, 09/10.
• Clément Imbert (SciencesPo), “Floating population: migration with(out) family and Chinese economic development”, Global Challenges Seminar organised by Anna Cecilia Rosso, 06/11.

Milan Time Series Seminars

• Matteo Barigozzi (University of Bologna), “Predicting Energy Demand with Matrix and Tensor Factor Models”, MiTSS co-organised by Chiara Casoli, 16/01.
• Toru Kitagawa (Brown University), “Policy Choice in Time Series by Empirical Welfare Maximization”, MiTSS co-organised by Chiara Casoli, 06/02.
• Simone Manganelli (European Central Bank), “Improving benchmark asset allocations with judgment”, MiTSS co-organised by Chiara Casoli, 17/03.
• Giovanni Urga (Bayes Business School, City University of London), “Macroeconomic Announcements, Confidence and Economic Activity Through the Business Cycles”, MiTSS co-organised by Chiara Casoli, 26/03.
• Sophocles Mavroeidis (University of Oxford), “Common Trends and Long-Run Identification in Nonlinear Structural VARs”, MiTSS co-organised by Chiara Casoli, 17/06.
• Hilde Bjørnland (Bi Norwegian Business School), “Oil Market Extremes and Their Unequal Effects on the Economy: A Quantile VAR Analysis”, MiTSS co-organised by Chiara Casoli, 02/10.
• Frank Schorfheide (University of Pennsylvania), “Measuring the Effects of Aggregate Shocks on Cross-sectional Distributions: Functional vs. Panel Approach “, MiTSS co-organised by Chiara Casoli, 14/10.
• Christiane Baumeister (University of Notre-Dame), “Oil, Inflation Expectations, and Household Characteristics: A Nonlinear Heterogeneous Agent VAR Approach”, MiTSS co-organised by Chiara Casoli, 20/10.
• Giovanni Ricco (CREST and Warwick University), “Decomposing Monetary Policy Surprises: Shock, Information, and Policy Rule Revision”, MiTSS co-organised by Chiara Casoli, 16/12.

Workshop

• 23-24/01, B.S.Lab Symposium “Technology and Society: Boon or Bane?”, Varese.
• 14/03, Kick-off meeting of the Interreg CROCSIT project, Varese.
• 31/03, First Junior Milan Time Series Workshop or Junior MiTSS (via MiTSS), Milan.
• 03-04/04, International Workshop on “Discrimination, Social Inclusion and Development” (via Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano), Milan.
• 14-18/04, Summer School “The Bioeconomy Transformation: Science, Economics, Business and Society”, Como.
• 16-20/06, Oxford Residence Week for Entrepreneurship Scholars, Varese.
• 30/06-04/07, Summer School Avv. Giovanni Valcavi “Behavioral Law and Economics”, 2nd edition, Varese.
• 01-03/07, 16th International Conference on Multiple Objective Programming and Goal Programming “Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making in Economic and Social Sciences”, Varese.
• 03-06/09, Summer School HANDS-ON-AB-SFC, Ancona.
• 18-19/09, 3rd Workshop on Green Finance “Green Investments and Environmental Risks: Banks, Firms and Public Policies”, Varese.
• 04/12, Department of Economics Research Day “The Sustainability Challenge: Economics, Environment and Society”, Varese.

2024

 External Seminars                

• Sandro Mendonça (European Patent Office; ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa), “The Futures of Big Tech in Europe”, External Seminar organised by Andrea Vezzulli, 03/04.
• Stefano Maria Iacus (Harvard University), “How LLM models work and how to get the most out from them”, External Seminar organised by Andrea Vezzulli and Giuseppe Porro, 16/05. 
• Susan Cholette (San Francisco State University, Lam Family College of Business), “Gamifying education: learning about supply chain management through simulation”, External Seminar organised by Alessia Pisoni and Alberto Onetti, 21/05.
• Mario Martinoli (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa), “An Empirical Inquiry into the Redistributive Nature of Energy Price Shocks”, External Seminar organised by Andrea Vezzulli and Daniela Sonedda, 30/05.
• Saul Estrin (The London School of Economics and Political Science), “The Connections World: The Future Development of Asian Economies”, External Seminar organised by Alessia Pisoni, 20/09.
• Michael Dowling (Universität Regensburg), “Coopetition”, External Seminar organised by Alessia Pisoni, 14/10.
• Ilaria Peri (Birkbeck College, University of London), “Numerical methods for lambda quantiles: robust evaluation and portfolio optimization”, External Seminar organised by Elisa Mastrogiacomo and Asmerilda Hitaj, 18/12.
• Anna Maria Gambaro (University of Eastern Piedmont), “The Capital-on-capital cost in solvency II risk margin”, External Seminar organised by Elisa Mastrogiacomo and Asmerilda Hitaj, 18/12.
• André Torre (Université Paris-Saclay), “The place of circular economy in territorial development processes”, External Seminar organised by Andrea Vezzulli, 11/12.

Special Seminars

• Umberto Galmarini (University of Insubria), “Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Moral Accounting, Self-Image Concerns, and Information Avoidance”, Special InExEc Seminar organised by Astrid Gamba, 15/03. 
• Elisa Pontivi (University of Insubria), “Nudging sustainability: exploring bioplastic preferences through hypothetical consumer choices”, Special InExEc Seminar organised by Astrid Gamba, 15/03. 
• Sandra Kudzai (University of Insubria), “Eliciting Health Professionals’ Preferences for Midwife-Led Care: Fact or Folly?”, Special InExEc Seminar organised by Astrid Gamba, 15/03. 
• Luca Congiu (University of Rome Tor Vergata), “Framing Allais: Is the Paradox Robust to the Pictorial Framing of Lotteries?”, Special InExEc Seminar organised by Astrid Gamba, 19/04. 
• Matteo Scacchi (University of Insubria), “Choosing to be nudged: the effect of beliefs on social norm avoidance. An Experiment on charitable giving”, Special InExEc Seminar organised by Astrid Gamba, 31/05.
• Alessandro Salis (University of Sassari), “Narratives and Cooperative Behavior in Strategic Contexts”, Special InExEc Seminar organised by Astrid Gamba, 12/07.
• Ibai Martínez Macías (University of Insubria), “Risk Communication in Digital Support Tools for Pest Control Decisions”, Special InExEc Seminar organised by Astrid Gamba, 24/10.
• Michela Boldrini (Bocconi University), “Taming Tech Giants Algorithms: What do consumers know (and want)? An analysis of the Amazon Buy-Box case”, Special InExEc Seminar organised by Astrid Gamba, 25/11.

Internal Seminars

• Marco Tarsia (University of Insubria), “Stochastic Orderings for Set-Valued Risk Measures”, Internal Seminar organised by Elisa Mastrogiacomo and Asmerilda Hitaj, 29/05.
• Evgeniia Shtele (University of Insubria), “The Effect of Competition in Italian HS Railways on Ticket Availability”, Internal Seminar organised by Daniela Sonedda and Andrea Vezzulli, 16/09.
• Alberto Citterio (University of Insubria), “Quantifying digital development in european banks: a novel approach to performance analysis”, Internal Seminar organised by Daniela Sonedda and Andrea Vezzulli, 25/09.
• Alberto Citterio (University of Insubria), “Innovative Approaches to Bank Default Prediction: The Integration of ESG Factors and Machine Learning”, Internal Seminar organised by Daniela Sonedda and Andrea Vezzulli, 30/10.
• Anindita Arif (University of Insubria), “Education, religious segregation and interfaith marriage”, Internal Seminar organised by Daniela Sonedda and Andrea Vezzulli, 28/11.
• Filippo Passerini (University of Milan), “Is temporary work a safety risk? Analyzing the impact on workplace accidents”, Internal Seminar organised by Daniela Sonedda and Andrea Vezzulli, 16/12.

Global Challenges Seminars

• Hillel Rapoport (Paris School of Economics and Université of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne), “From Paris with Love: Cultural Remittances and Modern Fertility”, Global Challenges Seminar organised by Anna Cecilia Rosso, 17/01.
• Silvia Prina (Northeastern University, IZA and J-Pal), “Public Opinion, Racial Bias, and Labor Market Outcomes in the United States”, Global Challenges Seminar organised by Anna Cecilia Rosso, 14/03. 
• David Yang (Harvard University), “Emigration during Turbulent Times”, Global Challenges Seminar organised by Anna Cecilia Rosso, 09/05.
• Josef Sigurdsson (Stockholm University), “The Economic Burden of Burnout”, Global Challenges Seminar organised by Anna Cecilia Rosso, 23/05.

Milan Time Series Seminars

• Efrem Castelnuovo (University of Padua), “Set Identification of Monetary Policy Shocks: A Trip to Monte Carlo”, MiTSS co-organised by Chiara Casoli, 07/11.
• Esther Ruiz Ortega (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid), “Dealing with idiosyncratic cross-correlation when constructing confidence regions for PC factors: Relevance for constructing inflation scenarios”, MiTSS co-organised by Chiara Casoli, 19/11.
• Michele Piffer (King’s College London and Bank of England), “Non-Gaussian Business Cycle Analysis”, MiTSS co-organised by Chiara Casoli, 05/12.
• Raffaella Giacomini (University College London), “Perceived shocks and impulse responses”, MiTSS co-organised by Chiara Casoli, 11/12.

Jean Monnet Seminars

• Umberto Ferrari (University of Insubria), “Over-indebtedness”, Jean Monnet Seminars organised by Ilaria Capelli, 13/11, 20/11, 27/11, 04/12, 11/12.
• Giacomo Dino Trinchera (Chartered Accountant) & Davide Zanichelli (6th Finance Committee, 18th Legislature), “Blockchain, Its Tools and the Market. Bitcoin, Crypto-assets, NFTs and the Metaverse for Business Development and Capitalisation: New Operational and Financing Opportunities in the Digital Market”, Jean Monnet Seminar organised by Ilaria Capelli, 02/12.

Climate Emergency and Sustainability Pathways for SMEs (NODES)

• Roberto Mezzalama (consulente ambientale), “Climate Emergency and the Transition Process. Impacts on Ecosystems and the Socio-economic Structure”, 11/11.
• Piermario Barzaghi (KPMG Italy) & Alessandra Caggia (KPMG Italy), “Climate Risk. Obligations and Opportunities for Banks, Professionals and Businesses”, 25/11.
• Anna Roscio (Intesa Sanpaolo) & Paola Rusconi (Intesa Sanpaolo), “ESG Profiling of SMEs and the Carbon Credit Market”, 27/11.
• Jacopo Fusi (Confindustria Varese) & Irene Tamborini (Confindustria Varese), “ESG Compliance – Sustainability Tailored to SMEs. Confindustria Varese’s VarESG Project as a Strategic Planning Tool for SMEs”, 02/12.
• Stefano Giacomelli (KPMG Italy) & Andrea Cini Cincinnati (Cerved), “Measurement and Certification of an SME’s Climate Risk Profile”, 09/12.
• Alessandra Carlino (KPMG Italy) & Francesco Castaldo (KPMG Italy), “Operational Implications of the CSRD. Why SMEs Should Not Underestimate Its Effects”, 16/12.

Workshop

• 10/05, Phd Workshop in Methods and Models for Economic Decisions, Varese.
• 03-07/06, SOfA 2024 (VI International Conference on Set Optimization with Applications-Economics, Finance, Statistics and Game Theory), Stresa.
• 23-28/06, Third Summer School in Philosophy of Economics, Como.
• 28/06, Workshop by Bruce Beutler, Varese.
• 01-05/07, Summer School Second Edition “Behavioral Law and Economics”, Varese.
• 15/11, Department of Economics Research Day “The Challenges of Innovation in Europe and Italy”, Varese.
• 25-26/11, Global Challenges International Workshop “Industrial Policy and Trade Disruption” (via Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano), Milan.

2023

External Seminars

• Marco Tarsia (University of Insubria), “Subgame-perfect equilibrium strategies for time-inconsistent recursive stochastic control problems”, External Seminar, 29/03.
• Antonella Zucchella (University of Pavia), “Entrepreneurship in the Circular Economy”, External Seminar, 03/05.
• Susan Cholette (San Francisco State University, Lam Family College of Business), “Making supply chains more sustainable and promoting ethics and sustainability within a university”, External Seminar, 27/05.
• Asmerilda Hitaj (University of Insubria), “Robust multiobjective mean-CVaR optimization: applications to energy portfolios”, External Seminar, 31/05.
• Max Münchmeyer (European University Institute; Institute of International Affairs), “Sfide ed opportunità della transizione energetica”, External Seminar organised by Luisa Marin, 14/11.
• Pietro Falletta, Alice Pisapia, Stefano Zagà (University of Insubria), “Diritto e IA. Stato dell’arte e prospettive”, External Seminar, 06/12.
• Gianluca Gucciardi (University of Milan-Bicocca), “A Turning Point for Banking: Unravelling the Changing Landscape of Banking Activity in Europe since the Covid-19 pandemic”, External Seminar, 13/12.

Internal Seminars

• Francesco Della Corte (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart), “A stochastic model for capital requirement assessment for mortality and longevity risk, focusing on idiosyncratic and trend components”, Internal Seminar, 20/02.
• Matilde Ceron (European University Institute), “Gendered policies and preferences: school closures stiffing women’s support for pandemic restrictions in Italy”, Internal Seminar, 13/03.
• Arif Anindita (University of Insubria), “Patience and Intention of Having More Children: A Causal Evidence from Indonesia”, Internal Seminar, 20/03.
• Ahmad Hatamabadi Farahani (University of Insubria), “Central Banks Regulations and Sustainability in Transportation Companies (Case study of European Countries)”, Internal Seminar, 27/03.
• Sandro Mendonça (ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa; ANACOM), “Is ‘green technology’ enough? Assessing innovation and circularity in energy storage”, Internal Seminar, 14/04.
• Daniele Grechi (University of Insubria), “Covid-19 lightening the load factor in railway transport: Performance analysis in the north-west area of Milan”, Internal Seminar, 05/06.

Global Challenges Seminars

• Anna Raute (Queen Mary University London), “Hiring Subsidies and Female Employment”, Global Challenges Seminar organised by Anna Cecilia Rosso, 13/04.
• Owen O’Donnell (Erasmus University Rotterdam and Tinbergen Institute), “Aversion to Health Inequality – Pure, Income-Related and Income-Caused”, Global Challenges Seminar organised by Anna Cecilia Rosso, 18/05.
• Silvia Vannutelli (Northwestern University), “The political economy of stimulus transfers”, Global Challenges Seminar organised by Anna Cecilia Rosso, 22/06.
• Lucia Rizzica (Bank of Italy), “Women in Economics. The role of gendered references at entry in the profession”, Global Challenges Seminar organised by Anna Cecilia Rosso, 21/09.
• Emma Tominey (University of York), “First generation elite: the role of school social networks”, Global Challenges Seminar organised by Anna Cecilia Rosso, 26/10.
• Lise Rochaix (Paris School of Economics and Université de Paris I), “Into the Far West? Investigating Health Policy-Makers’ Willingness to Adopt Decrementally Cost-Effective Innovations Using a DCE Approach”, Global Challenges Seminar organised by Anna Cecilia Rosso, 16/11.

Jean Monnet Seminars

• Umberto Ferrari (University of Insubria), “Dismissal and Social Safety Nets in Business Crisis”, Jean Monnet Seminar organised by Ilaria Capelli, 16/11.
• Roberto Fontana (CSM, Dipartimento I - Crisi d’impresa - Procura della Repubblica di Milan), “Criminal Law Aspects of Insolvency Law”, Jean Monnet Seminar organised by Ilaria Capelli, 17/11.
• Carlo Bruno Vanetti (University of Pavia), “Extraordinary Transactions in Business Crisis”, Jean Monnet Seminar organised by Ilaria Capelli, 23/11.
• Marco Lualdi (Seconda Sezione Civile del Tribunale di Busto Arsizio), “The Negotiated Settlement Procedure; the Court’s Areas of Intervention in Early Judicial Interpretations”, Jean Monnet Seminar organised by Ilaria Capelli, 30/11.
• Chiara Scuvera (Camera di Commercio di Pavia), “The Role of Chambers of Commerce”, Jean Monnet Seminar organised by Ilaria Capelli, 07/12.

Climate Emergency and Sustainability Pathways for SMEs (NODES)

• Valeria Guberti (Bank of Italy) speaker on “The European Regulatory Framework and the Role of Finance and Banks in the Transition Process”, 20/11.
• Anna Roscio (Intesa Sanpaolo), “Credit and Climate Risk. Impacts on the Lending Process and New Financing Solutions”, 29/11.
• Paolo Melone (Intesa Sanpaolo), “Banks’ Support in the Carbon Neutrality Process”, 29/11.
• Stefano Giacomelli (KPMG Italy), “The Impact of Climate Change on Businesses. Environmental Certifications as Management Tools. Value and Critical Issues of the Different Alternatives”, 11/12.
• Samuele Rossi (Cerved), “Measuring an SME’s Climate Risk Profile”, 11/12.
• Gianluca di Castri (AICE - Associazione Italiana di Ingegneria Economica), “Impacts on the Production Cycle, Costs and Investments of SMEs”, 13/12.
• Francesco Castaldo (KPMG Italy), “Direct and Indirect Impact on SMEs and Reporting Systems”, 18/12.
• Alessandra Carlino (KPMG Italy), “Main Aspects Related to the CSRD and the New Reporting Standards”, 18/12.

Sustainability and Circular Economy (Green School)                            

• Elena Maggi (University of Insubria), “Sustainable Development: economy, society & environment. Focus on mobility”, 07/03.
• Giulia Pesaro (University of Insubria), “From linear economy to circular economy and bioeconomy”, 14/03.
• Enrica Pavione (University of Insubria), “Sustainability as a tool for territorial development: a focus on tourism”, 21/03.
• Andrea Uselli (University of Insubria), “The role of Finance in transitioning to a Sustainable Economy”, 30/03.

Workshop

• 24-26/05, International Conference INEM (International Network for Economic Method) 2023, Venice.
• 05-08/06, “European Research Workshop in International Trade (ERWIT)” and “Conference on Urban and Regional Economics (CURE)” (via Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano), Turin.
• 05-09/06, Summer School “The Bioeconomy Transformation: Science, Economics, Business and Society”, Como.
• 24/11, Department of Economics Research Day “Entering the World of Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities, Benefits and Risks”, Varese.